preexisting

Describes something that exists before a particular event or point in time.

• 🇵🇹Descreve algo que já existia antes de um determinado evento ou momento; que é anterior ou prévio a outra coisa.

1. Existing before B2 formal

   Something that already exists before a particular event, situation, or time.

   • The patient had a preexisting condition that complicated the surgery.
   • The contract covers only new work, not preexisting obligations.
   • The preexisting rules were updated to reflect modern practices.

   🇵🇹Preexistente

   Sinônimos: antecedentprecedingpreviousprior

   Antônimos: followingnewresultantsubsequent

• more preexisting comparative form
• most preexisting superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of existing before something else in time or sequence.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar a existência de algo antes de outra coisa no tempo ou em uma sequência; também pode significar ter existência anterior ou prévia.

1. Exist beforehand C1 formal

   To exist before a particular event or point in time.

   • The ancient ruins preexist the modern city by thousands of years.
   • Many of these traditions preexist the written records.
   • The condition must have preexisted the accident for the claim to be denied.

   🇵🇹Existir previamente

   Sinônimos: antedateprecedepredate

• preexisted past participle
• preexisted past simple
• preexisting present participle
• preexists third person singular